Griffin Lee along with proud parents, Dann and Robin Lee, after signing a letter of intent on February 6th, to compete on the cross country and track teams at Rice University.Submitted photo

Senior
Griffin Lee, a three-sport athlete at John Carroll Catholic High School,
committed today to Rice University, in Houston, TX, to be a member of the Owls
cross country and track and field teams.

At
John Carroll Catholic, Lee is a four-year letterman on the Cavalier cross
country team, and a three-year letterman on the track and field team. He has won the AHSAA state cross country the
last two years. Lee also won the AHSAA
3,200 in track and field event last spring and was the Gatorade Runner of the
Year from cross country last winter. He
was voted team captain his junior and senior years in both cross country and
track and field. Lee also was part of
the basketball program the last four seasons at John Carroll Catholic.

Lee
is a member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish Honor Society, is vice
president of Mu Alpha Theta and is a member of the Honors and Mixed Ensemble
Choir.

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